Beth Colling

Beth Colling is Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for CDM Smith, an employee-owned Engineering Design and Consulting firm headquartered in Boston, MA. She is responsible for the development and oversight of the firm's global Compliance Program, reporting directly to the CEO and the Board of Directors. Beth is an attorney with more than 25 years of experience in employment and business law, risk management and compliance. She has worked in both private practice as a litigator as well as in-house for a number of international publicly-traded organizations. Her roles range from Managing Attorney to Chief Risk and Compliance Officer. Recently, Beth's focus has been on creating and implementing compliance programs for organizations that do not have a formal structure in place. She is a regular speaker at numerous forums on topics ranging from leadership and female empowerment to implementing legal compliance measures for multinational companies. She holds a law degree from the University of Virginia. She is a member of her firm's Engineers Without Borders Board of Directors, a member of the Women's Leadership Network, and a Board Member of Bethany Global, an international nonprofit dedicated to providing refugee resettlement services for immigrant children.